Blueprint for Successful SOA Integration

submited by krishnas on Thu Apr 3rd, 2008

SOA Integration has recently emerged as the de facto standard for successful IT integration; it leverages the benefits of Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) to solve one of the most fundamental challenges IT is facing today. Some architects mistake SOA Integration for the inclusion of an enterprise service bus or BPEL along with some adapters. There's more to it. This article will discuss how SOA Integration can be defined, what it solves, what to look for, and some points to think about for your IT organization. It also points out some of the most common mistakes, such as the Accidental Integration Architecture pattern.

Topic: soa